The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-09-21

September Court.
| The September Term Of Court con-
vened on Tuesday of last week, and not
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather the attendance was large.
The following hotel licenses were
granted L. P. Wooden, White House
Station; John H. Willet, Califon John
Stryker. Pittstown; John S. Hocken-
bury, Stockton.
The civil list was next taken up and
the first case on the Supreme Court list
tried William Fl. Dalrymple against
Susan @. Case, Administrative. The
case was somewhat Of novel one The
parents of the plaintiff we're mutes and
when an infant of some three years Of
age he was placed with his uncle, Jacob
Fl. Dalrymple, who provided for him
as his child From June, 1880, to July,
1886, the young man was in the employ
of the Central Railroad Company at
Junction, and the money earned by him
was collected and turned over to his
uncle, who said he would keep it for the
young man until he arrived at an age
when it would do him moro good. Dur
ing this time the young man earned
about 81 400, which was given the uncle.
The uncle died intestate, whereupon the
young man brought suit against the adj
ministratrix to recover the money he had
earned. A set-off for board and clothing
was claimed by defendant. Tho jury
gave verdict for plaintiff Of 800.
Martin Wyckof and Voorhees, & Cotter
for plaintiff r. s. Kuhl for defendant.
The next case tried was that of Reu-
ben Vert v. Abraham Cray. This was
an action brought to recover wages due
for work and labor done. The defence
interposed was that plaintiff had been
paid for his services. Verdict for plain
tiff, $196. M. L. Trimmer for plaintiff
L. Fl. Sergeant for defendant.
The case of Silas @. Hawk against
Gideon q. Angle was next called. This
suit grew ont of quarrel the parties
had at Clinton on the 9th of July last.
Mr.. Hawk, it appears, was much annoy-
ed by fire.crackers being exploded in
his yard, and charged the defendant
with firing them. Tho parties on the
evening above named met, when Mr..
Angle asked the plaintiff if it were true
that he was circulating report that he
had fired fire crackers in his yard. The
plaintiff replied he had. The CONVERSE
ton became more animated ungentle-
manly epithets were used, and soon the
parties resorted to fists and feet to vent
their increasing enthusiasm. The stand
ers-by thinking matters had gone far
enough, parted the pugilists, and Mr..
Hawk Immediately instituted suit in the
Circuit Court, laying his damages at
81, 900. The Court in charging the jury
said they must find a verdict for the
plaintiff, but what that amount should
be they were to determine. The jury,
after being out a few minutes, rendered
verdict of So for plaintiff. Paul A.
Queen and Il. s. Kuhl appeared for
plaintiff and w. G. Gebhardt and Voor-
hoes & Cotter for defendant.
The case of Peter A. Yawger V. AMI
A. Storr was next called. After jury
had been sworn the parties concluded to
try the case before the Chief Justice.
The controversy, among other things,
involved the validity of an ancient lease
under which the defendant, representing
the trustees of school district in Clin-
ton township, known as the 81 Red
School House., claimed the land which
was the subject matter of the litigation.
The settlement of this legal question
was considered necessary by the Court
before hearing evidence relative to other
points in the case, and the Chief Justice
took the papers, and the counsels are to
present their briefs in WI ting. and the
conclusion of the Court upon this legal
point will then be announced and
should il be in favor OF the validity of
the lease, the other points in the case
will then be heard r. s. Kuhl and
Voorhees, & Cotter for plaintiff; II. A.
Fluck and John Bullock for defendant
The Grand Jury concluded its duties
on Wednesday afternoon. having found
ten bills Of indictments. The civil list
being disposed of on Wednesday after
noon, tine jurors were discharged until
Tuesday, the Goth inst, when the crimi-
nal cases will be tried Democrat Ad-
vertiser.